《英美文学导论》模拟试题

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英语专业英美文学模拟试题

英语专业英美文学模拟试题

英语专业英美文学模拟试题•相关推荐英语专业英美文学模拟试题1. Define the following literary terms (40/150,10×4):1. Ahab as in Moby Dick2. Heathcliff as in Wuthering Heights3. Tess Durbeyfield4. Imagism5. Lady Macbeth6. Realism7. Romanticism8. Neoclassicism9. Allegory10. ConflictII. Literary Analysis (30/150, 2×15)1. Summarize Ernest Hemingway's literary achievements.2. Briefly introduce Ezra Pound’s view on the Imagist poetry.III. Questions about Literary Works. (80/150, 8×10)1. Shall I compare thee to a summer’s day?Thou are more lovely and more temperate.Rough winds do shake the darling buds of May,And summer’s lease hath all too short a date.Sometimes too hot the eye of heaven shines,And often is his gold complexion dimmed;And every fair from fair sometimes declines,By chance, or nature’s changing course, untrimmed;But thy eternal summer shall not fade,Nor lose possession of that fair thou ow' stNor shall Death brag thou wand’ rest in h is shade,When in eternal lines to time thou grow' stSo long as men can breathe or eyes can seeSo long live this, and this gives life to thee.a. Identify the author and the work from which the passage is selected.b. What kind of sonnet is employed in the selection? What are the features of this kind of sonnet?c. Comment on the theme of the poem.2. To be, or not to be---that is the question;Whether 'tis nobler in the mind to sufferThe slings and arrows of outrageous fortune,Or to take arms against a sea of troubles,And by opposing end them? To die, to sleep—No more; and by a sleep to say we endThe heart-ache and the thousand natural shocksThat flesh is heir to, 'tis a consummationDevoutly to be wished.a. From which work is this passage selected? And who is the author of this work?b. What literary form does this work belong to? What metrical form is used in this work?c. What is the hero of this work? What spiritual mood does this passage reveal abut the hero?3. A Voyage to Lilliput] As to the first, you are to understand, that for above seventy moons past, there have been two struggling parties in this empire, under the names of Tramecksan, and Slamecksan, from the high and low heels on their shoes, by which they distinguish themselves.It is allaged indeed, that the high heels are most agreeableto our ancient constitution: but however this be, his Majesty hath determined to make use of only low heels in the administration of the Government, and all offices in the gift of the Crown; as you cannot but observe; and particularly his Majesty’s imperial heels are lower at least by a druur than any of his court (drurr is a measure about the fourteenth part of an inch.) The animosities between these two parties run so high, that they will neither eat nor drink, nor talk with each other. […] It is allowed on all hands, that the primitive way of breaking eggs before we eat them, was upon the larger end: but his present Majesty’s grand-father, while he was a boy, going to eat an egg, and breaking it according to the ancient practice, happened to cut one of his finger, whereupon the emperor his father, published an edict, commanding all his subjects, upon great penalties, to break the smaller end of their eggs.a. Identify the author and the work from which the passage is selected.b. What is the theme of this work?c. What are the four parts of the work? How are four organic parts are structured in the work?4. By this time Mrs. Morel was trembling violently. Struggling of this kind often took place between her and her son, when she seemed to fight for his very life against his own will to die. He took her in his arms. She was ill and pitiful."Never mind, Little/' he murmured. " So long as you don't feel life's paltry and a miserable business, the rest doesn't matter, happiness or unhappiness."She pressed him to her."But I want you to be happy," she said pathetically.Eh, my dear---say rather you want me to live,"Mrs. Morel felt as if her heart would break for him. At this rate she knew he would not live. He had that poignant carelessness about himself, his own suffering, his own life., which is a form of slow- suicide. It almost broke her heart. With all the passion of her strong nature she hated Miriam for having in this subtle way undermine his joy. It did not matter to her that Miriam could not help it. Miriam did it, and she hated her.a. From what work is-this passage Selected ? Who is the author of this work?b. What is the name of the hero of this work? What is the relationship between the hero, Mrs. Morel and Miriam?c. What literary method is used in this work? Comment the relationship between the hero and Mrs. Morel by using Freud's-theory..5. But the point which drew all eyes, and, as it were, transfigured the wearer, —so that both men and women, who had been familiarly acquainted with Hester Prynne, were now impressed as if they beheld her for the first time, —was that scarlet letter, so fantastically embroidered and illuminated upon her bosom. It had the effect of a spell, taking her out of the ordinary relations with humanity, and inclosing her in a sphere by herself.a. Identify the author and the work from which the passage is selected.b. Comment on the symbolic meaning of the letter the heroine wears.c. What is the theme of the work?6. I felt good and all washed clean of sin for the first time I had ever felt so in my life, and I know I could pray now. But I didn't do it straight oft, but laid the paper down and set therethinking----thinking how good it was all this happened so, and how near. I come to being lost and going to hell. And went on thinking. And got to thinking over our trip down the river; and I see Jim before me, all the time, in the day, and in the night-time, sometimes moonlight, sometimes storms, and we a floating along, talking, and singing, and laughing. But somehow I couldn't seem to strike no places to harden。

英语专业英美文学模拟试题

英语专业英美文学模拟试题

英语专业英美文学模拟试题2024英语专业英美文学模拟试题在日常学习、工作或生活中,大家都知道美文吧?美文是指不带实用目的专供直觉欣赏的作品,带有实用目的去写作,那么问题来了,怎样才能完成一篇优秀的美文呢?以下是本店铺帮大家整理的2024英语专业英美文学模拟试题,希望对大家有所帮助。

英语专业英美文学模拟试题 1 the author of each of the following works (1X 10= 10%):1.Paradise Lost2.Sons and Lovers3.Death of a Salesman4.The Scarlet Letter5.The Old Man and the Sea6.The Parliament of Fowls7.Samson Agonistes8.The Man That Corrupted Hadleyburg9.Northanger Abbey10.Strange InterludeII.Choose any ONE of the following poets and make a comment (20 %)John Keats, T.S.Eliot, Walt Whitman, Emily DickinsonIII.(25 X 2 = 50%)Discussion1.Discuss the following statement and support your argument with specific eXamples from the story "A Woman on a Roof."Doris Lessings "A Woman on a Roof allows us to understand how some men view woman: as mere objects for display and possession.Lessing shows how each of the male characters reacts and deals with rejection from a woman sunbathing on a nearby rooftop.We discover how the three mens preoccupation with seX keeps them unaware of how their advances may be unwanted and ignorant of their actions possible consequences.2.What does the following statement suggest to you? Give your opinions.Virtues are, in the popular estimate, rather the eXception than the rule.There is the man and his virtues.Men do what is called a good action, as some piece of courage or charity,much as they would pay a fine in eXpiation of daily non-appearance on parade.Their works are done as an apology or eXtenuation of their living in the world,—as invalids and the insane pay a high board.Their virtues are penances.I do not wish to eXpiate, but to live.My life is for itself and not for a spectacle.I much prefer that it should be of a lower strain,so it be genuine and equal, than that it should be glittering and unsteady.I wish it to be sound and sweet, and not to need diet and bleeding.I ask primary evidence that you are a man,and refuse this appeal from the man to his actions.I know that for myself it makes no difference whether I do or forbear those actions which are reckoned eXcellent.I cannot consent to pay for a privilege where I have intrinsic right.Few and mean as my gifts may be, I actually am, and do not need for my own assurance or the assurance of my fellows any secondary testimony.V.Make a critical appraisal of your favorite English or American novel of the 20th century.(20 %)英语专业英美文学模拟试题 2SalmonEvery year, millions of salmon swim from the ocean into the mouths of rivers and then steadily up the rivers.Passing through waters, around rocks and waterfalls, the fish finally reach their original streams or lakes.They dig out nests in the riverbed and lay their eggs.Then, eXhausted by their journey,the parent salmon die.They have finished the task that nature has given them.Months, or years later, the young fish start their trip to the ocean.They live in the salt water from 2-7years,until they,too are ready to swim back to reproduce.Their life cycle helps man provide himself with a basic food-fish.When the adult salmon gather at the river mouths for the annual trip up the rivers, they are in the best possible condition, and nearly every harbor has its salmon fishing fleet ready to catch thousands for markets.Now, you have two minutes to check through your work.PART Ⅲ LISTENING COMPREHENSIONIn sections A, B and C, you will hear everything once only.Listen carefully and then answer the questions that follow.Mark the correct answer to each question on your answer sheet.SECTION A STATEMENTIn this section, you will hear seven statements.At the end of each statement you will be given 10 seconds to answer the question.1.You must relaX.Dont work too hard.And do watch your drinking and smoking.2.We hadnt quite eXpected the committee to agree to rebuild the hospital, so we were taken aback when we got to know that it had finally agreed.3.The coach leaves the station every 20 minutes.Its 9:15now, and you have to wait for five minutes for the neXt one.4.Perhaps Jane shouldnt have got married in the first place.No one knows what she might have been doing now, but not washing up.Thats for sure!5.I happen to be working on a similar project at the moment.I am only too pleased to help you.6.The man arrived for the ceremony with patched jackets and faded jeans that the average person would save for mowing the lawn in his garden at the weekend.7.Mark! Here you are! This is the last place in the worldI would have eXpected to find you.SECTION B CONVERSATIONIn this section you will hear 10 short conversations between two speakers.At the end of each conversation, you will be given 10 seconds to answer the question.8.W: I couldnt stand this morning.My right leg went stiff.M: Im afraid its probably a side-effect from the drugs I put you on.9.W: How did your writing go this morning? Is the book coming along alright?M: Im not sure.I think the rest of it will be difficult to write.10.W: Is there anything you can do to make the cold go away more quickly?M: No, there isnt.And a cold isnt really serious enough for a visit to a doctor.11.W: Look! What have I got here!M: Oh.So you did go to that bookstore!12.M: EXcuse me.Has there been an emergency?W: Oh, no sir.Theres just a storm, so the plane will leavea little later this afternoon.13.W: I wish I hadnt hurt Lindas feeling like that yesterday.You know I never meant to.M: The great thing about Linda is that she doesnt hold any grudges.By tomorrow shell have forgotten all about it.14.M: My grades are not bad, but not good enough.I knowI didnt study at all this semester.Now I have to work very hard neXt semester to keep my scholarship.W: Ill see you in the library, then.15.W: Ill wear this blue jacket for the evening.I like the color on me, dont you think?M:I think it looks terrific on you-really!16.W: Do you know that Sam turned down that job offer bya travel agency?M: Yeah.The hours were convenient, but had he accepted it,he wouldnt have been able to make ends meet.17.W: At the rate it is being used, the printer is not going to make it through the rest of the year.M: The year? It is supposed to be good for four!SECTION C NEWS BROADCASTQuestions 18 and 19 are based on the following news.At the end of the news item you will be given 20 seconds to answer the questions.Now listen to the news.The U.N resolution calls for greater international intelligence and law enforcement cooperation.And it requires states to change their banking laws in order to police the global network of terrorisms financiers.It makes providing funds for terror activities a criminal offence and would freeze bank accounts of those who sponsor terrorism.Questions 20 and 21 are based on the following news.At the end of the news item you will be given 20 seconds to answer the questions.Now listen to the news.A police spokesman said the devices were made safe by eXplosive eXperts in the Ardorn district, where a woman was shot in the leg and 13 police officers were injured during a second successive night of violence.Northern Irelands policechief had earlier called on community leaders to work together to end the violence.The violence has erupted sporadically throughout a summer of Sectarian tension in northern Belfast.。

《英美文学选读》模拟试题(1)

《英美文学选读》模拟试题(1)

《英美文学选读》模拟试题(一)一、单项选择题cadaa1.The excerpt from Chapter 10 of Sons and Lovers ends with the conflict between Paul and his mother. The conflict is possibly caused by Paul and his mother’s different views towards _____.A. Paul’s fatherB. artC. lifeD. Paul’s brother2.The _____ can be regarded as one of the themes of Joyce’s story “Araby”.A. loss of innocenceB. childish loveC. awareness of harsh lifeD. false sentimentality3.After reading “Araby”, one more feel the story has a _____ tone.A. joyousB. harshC. solemnD. painful4.In “Araby”, Joyce’s diction evokes a sort of _____ quality that characterizes the boy on this otherwise altogether ordinary shopping trip.A. religiousB. moralC. sentimentalD. vulgar5.The major concern of _____ fiction lies in the tracing of the psychological development of his characters and in his energetic criticism of the dehumanizing effect of the capitalist industrialization on human nature.A. D. H. Lawre nce’sB. J. Galsworthy’sC. W. Thackeray’sD. T. Hardy’s6.The mission of _____ drama was to reveal the moral, political and economic truth from a radical reformist point of view.A. T. S. Eliot’sB. J. Galsworthy’sC. B. Shaw’sD. W. B. Yeats’7.Irving was best known for his famous short stories such as _____.A. Rip Van WinkleB. Young Goodman BrownC. Life of GoldsmithD. Life of Washington8.Melville’s _____ is an encyclopedia of everything, history, p hilosophy, religion, etc.A. The Old Man and the SeaB. Moby–DickC. White JacketD. Billy Budd9.Mark Twain created, in _____, a masterpiece of American realism that is also one of the great books of world literature.A. Huckleberry FinnB. Tom SowyerC. The Gilded AgeD. The Mysterious Stranger10.American literature produced only one female poet during the nineteenth century. This was _____.A. Anne BradsteetB. Jane AustenC. Emily DickinsonD. T. S. Eliot11.The main theme of _____The Art of Fiction reveals his literary credo that representation of life should be the main object of the novel.A. Henry James’B. Mark Twain’sC. Theodore Dreiser’sD. William Howells’12.In the 1920s, O’Neill established an international reputation with the plays ______.A. The Emperor JonesB. Anna ChristleC. The Hairy ApeD. all of the above13.In 1954, _____ was awarded the Nobel Prize for literature for his “mastery of the ar t of modern narration.”A. T. S. EliotB. Ernest HemingwayC. John SteinbeckD. William Faulkner14.“The apparition of these faces in the crowd; Petals on a wet, black bough.” This is the shortest poem written by _____.A. T. S. EliotB. Robert FrostC. Ezra PoundD. Emily Dickinson15.In Robert Frost’s famous poem “Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening”, there are four lines like these: “The woods are lovely, dark and deep, /But I have promises to keep, /And miles to go befor e I sleep, /And miles to go before I sleep”. The second sleep refers to _____.A. dieB. calm downC. fall into sleepD. stop walking16.Of the following American poets, whose work was first recognized in England and then in America?A. Robert FrostB. Walt WhitmanC. Emily DickinsonD. Wallace Stevens17.“For I have had too much / Of apple-picking: I am overtired / Of the great harvest I myself desired”. From these lines we can conclude that the speaker _____.A. is happy about the harvestB. is tired of the work of apple-pickingC. is not tired when seeing the harvestD. becomes indifferent of the job18.Chinese poetry and philosophy had great influence on _____.A. Robert FrostB. Ralph Waldo EmersonC. Ezra PoundD. Emily Dickinson19.The Hemingway code heroes are best remembered for their _____.A. indestructible spiritB. pessimistic view of lifeC. war experiencesD. masculinity20.Lots of people rushed to Gatsby’s party at the weekend and they clustered around Gatsby’s wealth like ____.A. gluttonsB. fliesC. insectsD. moths二、综合题1.Read the quoted part carefully and answer the questions in English.It may be that the gulfs will wash us down;It may be we shall touch the Happy Tales,And see the great Achilles, whom we knew,Tho’ much is taken, much abides, and tho’We are not now that strength which in old daysMoved earth and heaven; that which we are, we are;One equal temper of heroic hearts,Made weak by time and fate, but strong in willTo strive, to seek, to find, and not to yield.A. The passage is taken from th e poem “___________”.B. The author of the poem is ____________.C. The poem is written in the form of _________.D. The speaker is __________.2.Read the quoted part carefully and answer the questions in English.Whether fagged by the three days’ runnin g chase, and the resistance to his swimming in the knotted hamper he bore; or whether it was some latent deceitfulness and malice in him: whichever was true, the white Whale’s way now began to abate, as it seemed, from the boat so rapidly nearing him once more; though indeed the whale’s last start had not been so long a one as before. And still as Ahab glidede over the waves the unpitying sharks accompanied him; and so pertinaciously stuck to the boat; and so continually bit at the plying oars, that the blades became jagged and crunched, and left small splinters in the sea, at almost every dip.A From which novel is the paragraph taken?B What is the name of the author?C Who is Ahab?D What is the theme of the novel?3.Read the quoted part carefully and answer the questions in English.Standing on the bare ground, ----- my head bathed by the blithe air and uplifted into infinite space, ------- all mean egotism vanishes. I become a transparent eyeball; I am nothing; I see all; the currents of the Universal Being circulate through me; I am part or particle of God.A. Which work is this fragment taken from?B. How do you understand the philosophical ideas in this words?4.Read the quoted part carefully and answer the questions in English.“if he be not apt to beat over matters, let him study the lawyer’s cases, so every defect of the mind may have a special receipt.”A. what does “beat over matters” mean?B. what does “receipt” refer to?C. from which essay does the above sentences come?5.Give brief answers to the question in English.What is Lyrical Ballads?Why is Lyrical Ballads regarded as a landmark in English poetry?6.Give brief answers to the question in English.Do you think the two collections of poems written by William Blake are the same? If not, what is the difference?7.Give brief answers to the question in English.What are some of the general artistic features of Walt Whitman’s poetry?8.Give brief answers to the question in English.Can we say that when Brown (Hawthorne’s Young Goodman Brown) enters the dark forest he is really enter his own evil mind? If yes (or no), please explain.9.This monologue, a psychological exploration of life and death, reveals the character of Hamlet as a man of contemplation rathe r than action. With the intolerable burden of the duty to revenge his father’s death and the challenge of evil forces, Hamlet seems to withdraw into a mental world which is thrown into a conflict or a choice between life and death. The philosophical speculation mixed up with a deep pessimistic outlook resists against action at first, but later awakens the hero out of his melancholy to a sense of the “enterprise of great pith and moment”, indicating that he is to do something for what he concerns himself wit h.10.Write no less than 150 words on the following topic in English.Make a comparison between Henry James’ realism and Mark Twain’s realism.答案部分一、单项选择题1. C2. A3. D4. A5. A6. C7. A8. B9. A10. C11. A12. D13. B14. C15. A16. A17. B18. C19.A20. D二、综合题1.【正确答案】 A. UlyssessB. Afred TennysonC. Dramatic MonologueD. Ulysses2.【正确答案】 A. Moby – DickB. Herman MelvilleC. The Captain of the whaling shipD. The rebellious struggle of Captain Ahab against the over-whelming, mysterious vastness of the universe and its awesome sometimes merciless forces.3.【正确答案】 A. NatureB. Emerson regards nature as the purest, and the most sanctifying moral influence on man, and advocated a direct intuition of a spiritual and immanent God in nature. The soul has completely transcended the limits of individuality and become part of the Over soul. Emerson sees spirit pervading everywhere, not only in the soul of man, but behind nature, throughout nature.4.【正确答案】 A. make through exam of things.B. cure, prescriptionC. of studies Francis Bacon5.【正确答案】 A. It is a collaboration of Wordsworth and Coleridge, the major representatives of the Romantic Movement.B. In the book, they explored new theories and innovated new techniques in poetry writing. They saw poetry as a healing energy; they believed that poetry could purify both individual souls and the society. The preface to the second edition of the Lyrical Ballads acts as a manifesto for the new school. Wordsworth’s poems in the Lyrical Ballads differs in marked ways from his early poetry, notably the uncompromising simplicity of much of the language, the strong sympathy not merely with the poor in general but with particular, dramatized examples of them, and the fusion of natural description with expressions of inward states of mind.6.【正确答案】 A. NoB. The two collections of poems written by William Blake, “Sons of Innocence” and “Sons of Experience”, hold the similar subject-matter, but the tone, emphasis and conclusion differ.7.【正确答案】Walt Whitman was an important poet in American literary history. His originality lies first of all in his use of the poetic form free verse, by means of which he becomes conversational and casual. He usually uses the first person pronoun “I” to stress individualism, and oral language to acquire symp athy from the common reader. His topics are sometimes sexual but his themes are far more than sexual.8.【正确答案】Hawthorne’s stories are generally read as allegories symbolic of human experience, so is “Young Goodman Brown”. Allegorically Brown’s night journey to the forest could be taken as a journey of the mind into the dark region of evil. It is especially true if we allow for some very important details about the light and the shadow, the dreamlike atmosphere, the words and phrases he uses to describe what Brown has experienced in the forest, none of which seems to be substantially solid or physically present.9.【正确答案】This monologue, a psychological exploration of life and death, reveals the character of Hamlet as a man of contemplation rather than action. With the intolerable burden of the duty to revenge his father’s death and the challenge of evil forc es, Hamlet seems to withdraw into a mental world which is thrown into a conflict or a choice between life and death. The philosophical speculation mixed up with a deep pessimistic outlook resists against action at first, but later awakens the hero out of his melancholy to a sense of the “enterprise of treat pith and moment”, indicating that he is to do something for what he concerns himself with.10.【正确答案】Although James and Twain both worked for realism, there were obvious differences between them. In thematic terms, James wrote mostly of the upper reaches of American society, whereas Mark Twain dealt largely with the lower strata of society. Technically, James pursued psychological realism, but Mark Twain’s contribution to the development of realism and to American literature as a whole was partly through his theories of Local Colorist in American fiction, and partly through his colloquial style.Henry James believed that reality lies in the impressions made by life on the spectator, and not in any facts of which the spectator is unaware, such realism is therefore merely the obligation that the artist assumes to represent life as he sees it, which may not be the same life as it “really” is. James shifted the ground of realistic art from the outer to the inner world.Mark Twain preferred to represent social life through portraits of local places which he knew best. He drew heavily from his own rich fund of knowledge of people and places. He confined himself to the life with which he was familiar. By quoting from his own experience, Mark Twain managed to transform into art the freedom and humor, in short, the finest elements of western culture.。

(完整word版)英美文学模拟题含答案

(完整word版)英美文学模拟题含答案

一、Muliple choice1. "Shall I compare thee to a summer's day?"This is the beginning line of Shakespeare's.A.songs B.PlaysediesD.Sonnets2.Which of the followings is not Shakespeare’s work?A.The merchant of VeniceB. Romeo and JulietC. King LearD. Of Truth3.___is regarded as the pioneer of English drama.A.William ShakespeareB.Christopher MarloweC.Edmund SpenserD.John Donne4. ___are Shakespeare's two narrative poems.A.Venus and AdonisB.The Two Noble KinsmenC.The Rape of lucreceD.The Winter's Tale5.English Renaissance Period was an age of____.A.prose and novelB.poetry and dramaC.essays and journalsD.ballads and songs6."Shall I compare thee to a summer's day?"This is the beginning line of Shakespeare's______.A.songsB.playsediesD.sonnets7.Which play is not a comedy?A.A Midsummer Night'sB.The Merchant of VeniceC.Twelfth NightD.Romeo and JulietE.As You Like It8.In1847,the Bronte Sisters published the following famous novels except______.A.Jane EyreB.ShirleyC.Wuthering HeightsD.The Tenant of Wildfell Hall9.In_____'s hands,"dramatic monologue"reaches its maturity and perfection.A.Alfred TennysonB.Robert BrowningC.Williams ShakespeareD.George Eliot10.___is a natural medium for Hamlet to release his anguish.A.conversationB.speechC.soliloquyD.action11.The Renaissance is actually a movement stimulated by a series of historical events EXCEPT_ ________.A.the rediscovery of ancient Roman and Greek cultureB.the vast expansion of British colonies in North AmericaC.the new discoveries in geography and astrologyD.the religious reformation and the economic expansion12. William Shakespeare,Christopher Marlowe and____are the best representatives of the English humanists.A.Edmund SpenserB.Francis BaconC.John MiltonD.Thomas More13. ___is not a comedy.A.As You Like ItB.Romeo and JulietC.A Midsummer Night DreamD.The Twelfth Night14.Marlowe's____is a play based on the German legend of a magician aspiring for knowledge a nd finally meeting his tragic end as a result of selling his soul to the Devil.A. Dr.FaustusB.TamburlaineC.The Jew of MaltaD.Edward II15.All the following poets except___belong to the metaphysical school.A. DonneB.HerbertC.Marvellton16.The publication of___established Emerson as the most eloquent spokesman of New England t ranscendentalism.A.NatureB.Self-relianceC.The American ScholarD.The Over-soul17.American Romanticism started with the publication of___and ended with Leaves of Grass.A.The Sketch BookB.NatureC.The AlhambraD.Leatherstocking Tales18.Being a period of the great flowering of American literature,the___period is also called"the American Renaissance".A.PuritanB.RomanticC.RealisticD.modern19.The American___as a cultural heritage exerted great influence over American moral values a nd literature.A.democracyB.idealC.PuritanismD.Romanticism20.___is considered by H.L.Mencken as"the true father of our national literature."A.Ernest HemingwayB.Edgar Allan PoeC.Washington IrvingD.Mark Twain21.“It is a truth universally acknowledged,that a single man in possession of a good for-tune,m ust be in want of a wife.”The quoted part is taken from______.A.Jane Eyre B .Wuthering HeightsC.Pride and Prejudice D.Sense and Sensibility22.All of the following poems by William Wordsworth are masterpieces on nature EXCEPT___ _.A.“I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud”B.“An Evening Walk”C.“Tintern Abbey”D.“The Solitary Reaper”23.All of the following are stream–of- consciousness novels EXCEPT________. A.Pilgrimage B.Ulysses C.Mrs.Dalloway D.Tess of the D’Urbervilles24.Shakespeare’s four greatest tragedies are________.A.Romeo and Juliet,Othello,King Lear,HamletB.Hamlet,Othello,Macbeth,The Merchant of VeniceC.Hamlet,Othello,King Lear,MacbethD.Romeo and Juliet,The Merchant of Venice,Othello,Hamlet25.All of the following novels by Daniel Defoe are the first literary works devoted to the study o f problems of the lower-class people EXCEPT______.A.Robinson Crusoe B.Captain Singleton C.Moll Flanders D.Colonel Jack二、True or False1.English Renaissance is an age of essay and drama.2.Ode to the West Wind is Bysshe Shelley’s work.3.Jane Austin is the author of Pride and Prejudice.4.Oliver Twist is written by Charles Dickens.5.The leading figures of the naturalism at the turn of19th century are Thomas Hardy,John Galsworthy and Bernard Shaw.6.If Winters comes, can Spring be far behind? is from Ozymandias.7.Emily Dickinson is remembered as the“All American Writer”.8.The Civil War divides the American literature into romantic literature and realist literature.9.Mark Twain is the first American writer to discover an American language and Americanconsciousness.10.In the decade of the1910s,American literature achieved a new diversity and reached its greatest heights.三、1.Enlightenment2.Humanism3.Renaissance4.Allusion5.Byronic Hero1.选择DDBABDDDBCBDBADCABCDCDACA2.正误FTTTFFFTTF3.名词解释1.Enlightenment1>Enlightenment movement was a progressive philosophical and artistic movement which flouris hed in france and swept through western Europe in the18th century.2>the movement was a furtherance of the Renaissance from14th century to the mid-17th century.3>its purpose was to enlighten the whole world with the light of modern philosophical and artistic ideas.4>it celebrated reason or rationality,equality and science.It advocated universal education.5>famous among the great enlighteners in england were those great writers like Alexander pope.J onathan swift.etc.2.Humanism1>Humanism is the essence of the Renaissance.2>it emphasizes the dignity of human beings and the importance of the present life.Humanists voiced their beliefs that man was the center of the universe and man did not only have the right to enjoy the beauty of the present life,but had the ability to perfect himself and to perform wonders.3.Renaissance1>The word“Renaissance”means“rebirth”,it meant the reintroduction into westerm Europe of the full cultural heritage of Greece and Rome.2>the essence of the Renaissance is Humanism.Attitudes and feelings which had been characterist ic of the14th and15th centuries persisted well down into the era of Humanism and reformation.3>the real mainstream of the english Renaissance is the Elizabethan drama with william shakespe are being the leading dramatist.4.AllusionA reference to a person,a place,an event,or a literary work that a writer expects the reader to reco gnize and respond to.An allusion may be drawn from history,geography,literature,or religion.5.Byronic Hero1>Byronic hero refers to a proud,mysterious rebel figure of noble origin.2>with immense superiority in his passions and powers,this Byronic Hero would carry on his sho ulders the burden of righting all the wrongs in a corrupt society.And would rise single-handedly a gainst any kind of tyrannical rules either in government,in religion,or in moral principles with un conquerable wills and inexhaustible energies.3>Byrons chief contribution to English literature is his creation of the“Byronic Hero”。

英美文学导论考试题及答案

英美文学导论考试题及答案

英美文学导论考试题及答案一、选择题(每题2分,共20分)1. 以下哪部作品是威廉·莎士比亚的悲剧?A.《罗密欧与朱丽叶》B.《威尼斯商人》C.《皆大欢喜》D.《第十二夜》2. 19世纪英国浪漫主义诗人拜伦的全名是什么?A. 乔治·戈登·拜伦B. 威廉·华兹华斯C. 珀西·比希·雪莱D. 约翰·济慈3. 以下哪位作家是现代主义文学的代表人物?A. 查尔斯·狄更斯B. 简·奥斯汀C. 弗吉尼亚·伍尔夫D. 托马斯·哈代4. 美国文学中被称为“黑暗浪漫主义”的时期是?A. 浪漫主义时期B. 现实主义时期C. 现代主义时期D. 后现代主义时期5. 以下哪部作品是马克·吐温的代表作?A.《了不起的盖茨比》B.《汤姆·索亚历险记》C.《白鲸》D.《老人与海》二、填空题(每空2分,共20分)6. 英国文学史上的文艺复兴时期,以_______的戏剧创作最为著名。

7. 19世纪美国文学的“现实主义”运动,以_______的《红字》为代表作。

8. 现代主义文学中,_______的《荒原》被认为是现代主义诗歌的里程碑。

9. 20世纪美国文学中,_______的《了不起的盖茨比》描绘了20年代的“爵士时代”。

10. 英国浪漫主义诗人_______的《夜莺颂》是其代表作之一。

三、简答题(每题10分,共30分)11. 简述英国文学中的“哥特式小说”的特点。

12. 描述美国文学中的“自然主义”运动,并举例说明。

13. 简述现代主义文学与后现代主义文学的主要区别。

四、论述题(每题15分,共30分)14. 论述威廉·华兹华斯的“自然主义”观点及其在《抒情歌谣集》中的体现。

15. 分析弗吉尼亚·伍尔夫的《到灯塔去》中的女性主义视角。

答案一、选择题1. A2. A3. C4. B5. B二、填空题6. 威廉·莎士比亚7. 纳撒尼尔·霍桑8. T.S.艾略特9. F.斯科特·菲茨杰拉德10. 威廉·华兹华斯三、简答题11. 哥特式小说的特点包括恐怖、神秘、超自然元素,以及对古老建筑或废墟的描写。

英美文学模拟题含答案汇编

英美文学模拟题含答案汇编

一、Muliple choice1. "Shall I compare thee to a summer's day?" This is the beginning line of Shakespeare's.A. songs B. PlaysC. comediesD. Sonnets2.Which of the followings is not Shakespeare’s work?A.The merchant of VeniceB. Romeo and JulietC. King LearD. Of Truth3.___ is regarded as the pioneer of English drama.A. William ShakespeareB. Christopher MarloweC. Edmund SpenserD. John Donne4. ___ are Shakespeare's two narrative poems.A. Venus and AdonisB. The Two Noble KinsmenC. The Rape of lucreceD. The Winter's Tale5.English Renaissance Period was an age of ____.A. prose and novelB. poetry and dramaC. essays and journalsD. ballads and songs6. "Shall I compare thee to a summer's day?" This is the beginning line of Shakespeare's ______.A. songsB. playsC. comediesD. sonnets7. Which play is not a comedy?A. A Midsummer Night'sB. The Merchant of VeniceC. Twelfth NightD. Romeo and JulietE. As You Like It8. In 1847, the Bronte Sisters published the following famous novels except______.A. Jane EyreB. ShirleyC.Wuthering HeightsD. The Tenant of Wildfell Hall9. In _____'s hands, "dramatic monologue" reaches its maturity and perfection.A. Alfred TennysonB. Robert BrowningC. Williams ShakespeareD. George Eliot10. ___ is a natural medium for Hamlet to release his anguish.A. conversationB. speechC. soliloquyD. action11.The Renaissance is actually a movement stimulated by a series of historical events EXCEPT_ ________.A.the rediscovery of ancient Roman and Greek cultureB.the vast expansion of British colonies in North AmericaC.the new discoveries in geography and astrologyD.the religious reformation and the economic expansion12. William Shakespeare, Christopher Marlowe and ____ are the best representatives of the English humanists.A. Edmund SpenserB. Francis BaconC. John MiltonD. Thomas More13. ___ is not a comedy.A. As You Like ItB. Romeo and JulietC. A Midsummer Night DreamD. The Twelfth Night14. Marlowe's ____ is a play based on the German legend of a magician aspiring for knowledge a nd finally meeting his tragic end as a result of selling his soul to the Devil.A. Dr. FaustusB. TamburlaineC. The Jew of MaltaD. Edward II15. All the following poets except ___ belong to the metaphysical school.A. DonneB. HerbertC. MarvellD. Milton16.The publication of ___ established Emerson as the most eloquent spokesman of New England t ranscendentalism.A. NatureB. Self-relianceC. The American ScholarD. The Over-soul17. American Romanticism started with the publication of ___ and ended with Leaves of Grass.A. The Sketch BookB. NatureC. The AlhambraD. Leatherstocking Tales18. Being a period of the great flowering of American literature, the ___ period is also called "the American Renaissance".A. PuritanB. RomanticC. RealisticD. modern19. The American ___ as a cultural heritage exerted great influence over American moral values and literature.A. democracyB. idealC. PuritanismD. Romanticism20. ___ is considered by H. L. Mencken as "the true father of our national literature."A. Ernest HemingwayB. Edgar Allan PoeC. Washington IrvingD. Mark Twain21.“It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good for-tune, m ust be in want of a wife.” The quoted part is taken from ______.A.Jane Eyre B .Wuthering HeightsC.Pride and Prejudice D.Sense and Sensibility22.All of the following poems by William Wordsworth are masterpieces on nature EXCEPT ___ _.A.“I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud”B.“An Evening Walk”C.“Tintern Abbey”D.“The Solitary Reaper”23.All of the following are stream –of- consciousness novels EXCEPT________.A.Pilgrimage B.Ulysses C.Mrs. Dalloway D.Tess of the D’ Urbervilles24.Shakespeare’s four greatest tragedies are ________.A.Romeo and Juliet, Othello, King Lear, HamletB.Hamlet, Othello, Macbeth, The Merchant of VeniceC.Hamlet, Othello, King Lear, MacbethD.Romeo and Juliet, The Merchant of Venice, Othello, Hamlet25.All of the following novels by Daniel Defoe are the first literary works devoted to the study o f problems of the lower-class people EXCEPT ______.A.Robinson Crusoe B.Captain Singleton C.Moll Flanders D.Colonel Jack二、True or False1.English Renaissance is an age of essay and drama.2.Ode to the West Wind is Bysshe Shelley’s work.3.Jane Austin is the author of Pride and Prejudice.4.Oliver Twist is written by Charles Dickens.5.The leading figures of the naturalism at the turn of 19th century are Thomas Hardy, John Galsworthy and Bernard Shaw.6.If Winters comes, can Spring be far behind? is from Ozymandias.7. Emily Dickinson is remembered as the “All American Writer”.8.The Civil War divides the American literature into romantic literature and realist literature.9. Mark Twain is the first American writer to discover an American language and Americanconsciousness.10. In the decade of the 1910s, American literature achieved a new diversity and reached its greatest heights.三、1.Enlightenment2.Humanism3.Renaissance4.Allusion5. Byronic Hero1.选择DDBABDDDBCBDBADCABCDCDACA2.正误FTTTFFFTTF3.名词解释1.Enlightenment1>Enlightenment movement was a progressive philosophical and artistic movement which flouris hed in france and swept through western Europe in the 18th century.2> the movement was a furtherance of the Renaissance from 14th century to the mid-17th century.3>its purpose was to enlighten the whole world with the light of modern philosophical and artistic ideas.4>it celebrated reason or rationality, equality and science. It advocated universal education.5>famous among the great enlighteners in england were those great writers like Alexander pope. J onathan swift.etc.2.Humanism1>Humanism is the essence of the Renaissance.2> it emphasizes the dignity of human beings and the importance of the present life. Humanists voiced their beliefs that man was the center of the universe and man did not only have the right toenjoy the beauty of the present life, but had the ability to perfect himself and to perform wonders.3.Renaissance1>The word “Renaissance”means “rebirth”, it meant the reintroduction into westerm Europe of the full cultural heritage of Greece and Rome.2>the essence of the Renaissance is Humanism. Attitudes and feelings which had been characterist ic of the 14th and 15th centuries persisted well down into the era of Humanism and reformation.3> the real mainstream of the english Renaissance is the Elizabethan drama with william shakespe are being the leading dramatist.4.AllusionA reference to a person, a place, an event, or a literary work that a writer expects the reader to reco gnize and respond to. An allusion may be drawn from history, geography, literature, or religion.5. Byronic Hero1>Byronic hero refers to a proud, mysterious rebel figure of noble origin.2> with immense superiority in his passions and powers, this Byronic Hero would carry on his sho ulders the burden of righting all the wrongs in a corrupt society. And would rise single-handedly a gainst any kind of tyrannical rules either in government, in religion, or in moral principles with un conquerable wills and inexhaustible energies.3> Byrons chief contribution to English literature is his creation of the “Byronic Hero”。

《英美文学选读》模拟试题(4)答案

《英美文学选读》模拟试题(4)答案

《英美文学选读》模拟试题(四)一、Multiple Choice1.Romance, which uses narrative verse or prose to tell stories of _______ adventures or other heroic deeds, is a popular literary form in the medieval period.A. ChristianB. knightlyC. GreekD. primitive2.The tragedy of Dr. Faustus, the protagonist in Christopher Marlowe’s The Tragic History of Dr. Faustus, is the very face that _______.A. man is confined to timeB. he tried to join Africa to SpainC. he became a man without soul after he sold itD. he conjured up Helen, the lady who was the very course of the Trojan War Marlowe’s Dr. Faustus The Passionate Sheperd to His Love3.Which of the following historical events does not directly help to stimulate the rising of the Renaissance Movements?A. The rediscovery of ancient Greek and Roman culture.B. The new discoveries in geography and astrology.C. The Glorious revolution.D. The religious reformation and the economic expansion.4.Literature of Neoclassicism is different from that of Romanticism in that _______.A .the former celebrates reason, rationality, order and instruction while the latter sees literature as an expression of an individual’s feelings and experiencesB. the former is heavily religious but the latter secularC. the former is an intellectual movement the purpose of which is to arouse the middle class for political rights while the latter is concerned with the personal cultivation.D. the former advocates the "return to nature" whereas the latter turns to the ancient Greek and Roman writers for its models5.“And we will sit upon the rocks,/Seeing the shepherds feed their flocks,/By shallow rivers to whose falls/Melodious birds sing madrigals.” The above lines are probably taken from _______.A.Spensers The Faerie QueeneB.John Donnes “The Sun Rising”C.Shakespeares “Sonnet 18”D.Marlowes “The Passionate Shepherd to His Love”6.You may have meet the term "Yahoo" on internet, but you may also have met it in English literature .It is found in _______.A. John Bunyan’s Pilgrim’s ProgressB. Samuel Johnson’s The Vanity of Human WishesC. Jonathan Swift’s Gulliver’s TravelsD. Henry Fielding’s tom Jones7.The ture subject of John Donnes poem,“The Sun Rising,” is to _______.A.attack the sun as an unruly servantB.give compliments to the mistress and her power of beautyC.criticize the suns intrusion into the lovers private lifeD. lecture the sun on where true royalty and riches lie.8."Surface", "Sneerwell", "Backbite", and "Candour" are most likely the names of the characters in _______.A. Shaw’s Mrs Warren’s ProfessionB. Sheridan’s The School for ScandalC. Shakespeare’s Love’s Labour’s LostD. Christopher Marlowe’s Dr.Faustus9.The Houyhnhnms depicted by Jonathan Swift in Gullivers Travels are _______.A.horses that are endowed with reasonB.pigmies that are endowed with admirable qualitiesC.giants that are superior in wisdomD.hairy,wild, low and despicable creatures, who resemble human beings not only in appearance but also in some other ways.10.What does Wordsworth’s poem "The Solitary Reaper" tell us about Romanticist?A. To romanticists, poetry is an expression of an individual’s feelings and experiences no matter how fragmentary and momentary these feelings and experiences are.B. Romanticist take delight only in sound effect, the theme of a work is not their concern.C. Romanticist are not patient people; they would leave before the revelation of the theme.D. Poetry should present the apparent and tangible.11.The phrase 搕o urge people to abide by Christian doctrines and to seek salvation through constant struggles with their own weaknesses and all kinds of social evils?may well sum up the implied meaning of _______.A. Gullivers TravelsB. The Rape of the LockC. Robinson CrusoeD. The pilgrims Progress12. Prometheus Unbound is Shelley’s greatest achievement. Prometheus, according to the Greek mythology, was chained by Zeus on Mount Caucasus and suffered the vulture’s feeding on his liver for _______.A. planning a revolt to dethrone GodB. misinterpreting God’s decree to reconcile man and natureC. prophesying the arrival of spring in a winter seasonD. stealing the fire from heaven and giving it to man13.Which of the following is taken from John Keats’ “Ode on a Grecian Urn”?A.“I fall upon the thorns of life! I bleed!”B.“They are both gone up to the church to pary.”C.“Earth has not anything to show more fair.”D.“Beauty is truth, truth beauty”.14."My Last Duchess" is a poem that best exemplifier Robert Browning’s _______.A. sensitive ear for the sounds of the English languageB. excellent choice of wordsC. mastering of the metrical devicesD. use of the dramatic monologue15.“Ode o na Grecian Urn”shows the contrast between the _______ of art and the _______ of human passion.A.glory …uglinessB.permanence…transienceC.transience…sordidnessD.glory…permanence16.Tess of the D’Urbervilles, one of Thomas Hardy’s best known novels, portrays man as _______.A. being hereditarily either good or badB. being self-sufficientC. having no control over his own fateD. still retaining his own faith in a world of confusion17.The typical feature of Robet Brownings poetry is the _______.A.bitter satirerger-than-life caricaturetinized dictionD.dramatic monologue18.The term tone in literature means _______.A. sound effect such as rhyme and metrical deviceB. the pitch of a word used to determine its meaning in the given contextC. the manner of expression to indicate the speaker’s attitude towards the subjectD. a shade of colour to reflect the change of the light19._______ is the first important governess novel in the English literary history.A.Jane EyreB.EmmaC.Wuthering HeightsD.Middlemarch20.In which of the following poems by William Butler Yeats did you find the allusion to Helen and the TrojanWar?A. "Sailing to Byzantium"B. " Leda and the Swan"C. "The Lake Isle if Innisfree".D. " Sown by the Sally Garden"21._______ is considered to be the best-known English dramatist since Shakespeare, and his representative works are plays inspired by social criticism.A.Richard SheridanB.Oliver GoldsmithC.Oscar WildeD.Bernard Shaw22.James Joyce is the author of all the following novels except _______.A. DublinersB. Jude the Obscure --HardyC. A Portrait of the Artist as a Young ManD. Ulysses内容简介托马斯·哈代(1840-1928),英国小说大师,著名诗人。

英美文学导论

英美文学导论
2)Byronic Hero:
2)Byronic hero is the chief contribution of Byron, a leading Romanticist. Generally, Byronic hero is a proud, mysterious rebel figure of noble origin. With immense superiority in his passions and powers, this Byronic hero would carry on his shoulders the burden of righting all the wrongs in a corrupt society, and would rise single-handedly against any kind of tyrannical rules either in government, in religion, or in moral principles with unconquerable wills and inexhaustible energies. The conflict is usually one of rebellious individuals against outworn social systems and conventions. Such a hero appears first in Childe Harold’s Pilgirmage, and then further developed in his later works such as the Oriented Tales, Manfred, and Don Juan in different guises. The figure is, to some extent, modeled on the life and personality of Byron himself, and makes Byron famous both at home and abroad.
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